Most every work day for more than 11 years, Dena wrote a love note, poem or other thought, on a napkin - and tucked it in Marshal's lunch - a ritual of the heart. At the beginning of 2009, Marshal started typing them up. It became our practice to share the Daily Napkin with you, OUR ritual of the heart. Then, in October 2015, Marshal retired, so the whole dynamic changed. Dena took several months to re-evaluate and decide what she was going to do. Since she is also simplifying, she is in the process of incorporating all 8 (including this one) websites into one. With that in mind, the poetry of the napkin is now joined with her art and/or photography images. May you enjoy them. May they feed your spirit.

Tuesday, April 29, 2014

Perennial Intentions

Like weeds, the new intentions
sprouted and bolted up
thirsting for the light

And in the drought
of daily humdrum browned
laid over fallow

Chewed and turned
visited by critters
of the Earth
new fodder
for a new crop of intentions

Cultivated, watered, cared for
richer, slower growing
perennials

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